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Private tour of the Tampa Bay History Center with Rodney Kite-Powell
Did the story of Pocahontas originate in Tampa Bay? Does the word Tampa really mean “Sticks of Fire”? Did the Rough Riders really get into a drunken brawl in an Ybor City bar? Get the inside scoop during a private tour of the Tampa Bay History Center with Rodney Kite-Powell, the museum’s curator of history and columnist for the Tampa Tribune. Explore three floors of exhibits and theaters covering 12,000 years of Florida’s history during this private tour for up to 15 people. Value: $200.
Creative Loafing print & online ad campaign
Have a product, business or service that you’d like to share with the CL audience? Why not advertise with us? We have a readership of over 900,000 people every month in print and online. Our readers are active, engaged in their community, support the arts and go out to eat regularly. And they’re dying to learn about you! This CL print and online package includes a 13-week campaign of online display ads plus 1/4 page full-color ads in print. Value: $12,935.
A night at Jannus Live and treats from The Kitchen
Jump into the hub of Downtown St. Pete’s night life with this prize package from Jannus Live, which includes two tickets to the December 19 show featuring Texas alt rockers Blue October (“Hate Me,” “Into the Ocean”) plus a gift certificate to The Kitchen, Jannus’s adjacent restaurant, whose menu ranges from sandwiches to sushi to short rib pot roast. Value: $150 (Tickets, $100; Kitchen certificate: $50).
Ultimate Skater Package from Skatepark of Tampa
An assortment of goodies from the renowned Skatepark of Tampa that’ll make your favorite skater do a kickflip: one skate lesson, one skate session, a SPoT ballcap, stickers, cards and a gift card to the SPoT Skate Shop that can be used in either the Ybor City or Columbus Drive location. Value: $110 (Lesson and skate session: $40; gift card: $35; cap: $25; miscellany: $10).
Four-shooter team for the Norman Schwarzkopf Memorial Sporting Clays Classic
You know there’s someone on your gift list who’ll get a bang out of this one: Winner creates his or her own 4-shooter team for the 21st annual Schwarzkopf Classic and enjoys a delicious breakfast, complimentary ammunition, a full round of clays, outstanding lunch, goodie bag and an awards ceremony. Sat., Mar. 21, 2015, Tampa Bay Sporting Clays, 10514 Ehren Cutoff, Land O’ Lakes, 7 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. start. Value: $600.
Miller Lite Party Deck pass for Bucs vs. Saints on December 28
Even if the game disappoints, everyone has a blast in the always-festive Miller Lite Party Deck area. This item includes a pass for two people to see the Bucs/Saints game from the Party Deck, three Miller Lites per person and $10 food credit per person. Winners must arrive between 11 a.m. and noon on the day of the game (it starts at 1 p.m.) to ensure admittance. There are no assigned seats in the Miller Lite Party Deck, but you’ll be having too much fun to sit down. Value: $300. (Must be 21+ with valid ID.)
A Guy Harvey Outpost getaway
A two-night stay at TradeWinds Island Resorts’ Guy Harvey Outpost, where the seaside adventure vibe — fishing, scuba diving, even electric surfboards — is in keeping with the renowned marine artist whose name it bears. Good Sunday-Thursday only. Value: $400. (Winner will pay $35 resort amenity fee in addition to amount of winning bid.)
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Five-day juice cleanse from Squeeze Juice Works
A tempting offer from the wonderful folks at Squeeze. On a five-day cleanse your energy will be renewed, your palate will wake up, and you may just discover a thing or two about yourself. The cleanse consists of five 16-ounce bottles of nutrient-rich fruit and vegetable juices, tailored to your taste preferences and goals, plus one 16-ounce bottle of nut mylk to consume over two days. Value: $110.
Digital Marketing & Website Analysis from Big Sea Design
Looking to create the perfect personal or business website, or upgrade your existing online presence? Spend some time with the minds behind one of the Bay area’s coolest and most progressive digital creative agencies, St. Pete’s Big Sea Design. Get up to date on the latest internet do’s and don’ts from the folks who know. Value: $500.
You do yoga. We’ll do the lawn.
A very relaxing package for anyone who’d rather salute the sun in yoga class rather than brave its rays while mowing the lawn. This item includes ten classes at Body Electric Yoga Company in St. Petersburg, where they believe that “yoga is for everybody, even you,” and free lawn mowing for four months from GreenPal, the Uber of lawncare companies, which matches lawns with local professionals all over Tampa Bay. (PS: In addition to taking part in this auction, GreenPal is looking to give free lawn-mowing to a needy family in the area. Check out yourgreenpal.com/tampa-giveaway for details.) Value: $320 (Body Electric: $120: GreenPal: $200).